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Automation Six Key Trends Shaping Connection Technology

A guest post by Hubertus Breier, Chief Technology and Innovation Officer, Lapp | Translated by AI 5 min Reading Time

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Currently, six key trends are shaping the future of connection technology: DC technology, digitalization, Single Pair Ethernet, miniaturization, EMC compatibility, and sustainability. These trends are transforming the industry, driving innovation, and addressing the evolving needs of various applications. Read on to discover why these trends are at the forefront of connection technology.

Direct current is expected to make a significant contribution to the success of the energy transition and to more sustainability.(Image: Lapp.)
Direct current is expected to make a significant contribution to the success of the energy transition and to more sustainability.
(Image: Lapp.)

1. Trend: Direct current technology

Hubertus Breier, board member for technology and innovation at Lapp, presents six trends in connection technology.
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Experts have determined that the use of DC networks significantly reduces energy consumption in existing plants by avoiding conversion stages. The need for copper for the three-/four-wire direct current cables and AC-DC converter devices is also reduced. Therefore, DC will make a significant contribution to the success of the energy transition and to greater sustainability. DC networks in factories also contribute to a lower peak power at the supply connection towards the network and relieve it. Therefore, Lapp, the provider of connection technology, is developing cables and wires for low-voltage direct current networks for industrial applications and has a wide portfolio of connection solutions for industrial DC networks. Lapp has been one of the founding members of the Open Direct Current Alliance (ODCA) since autumn 2022. This is an alliance of companies, research institutions and the German ZVEI with the goal of paving the way for DC technology from research into industrial practice. In addition, Lapp is networking worldwide with other DC initiatives, for example in Austria, the Netherlands and France, as well as in the USA.

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